ANT 285 - MILLENARIAN MOVEMENTS

Institution:

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Anthropology

Description:

A cross cultural analysis of millenarian movements - cults and/or groups of cultural reform whose intent is to achieve a "millennium" or future period of great happiness, universal love, or other dramatic climax. Special emphasis is on the cultural conditions under which such groups tend to arise, on group leadership, and on techniques of recruiting and maintaining group membership.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kutztown.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 683-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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